LIKE I OWNED IT
I opened up a road map, put my finger to a place
like I owned it
Out on the highway thumbed down the first diesel
like I owned it
Sky was black and the stars above
I laid down my head and dreamed of love
When the time came to get up and wander further
I dug my heels into the rich dark earth
like I owned it...
I blew into town 'bout a quarter past five
like I owned it
Threw down my aces, let them know I'd arrived
like I owned it
Yeah I was young and pretty and lean
But the world was old and crusty and mean
I never even stopped to buckle my belt
I swear for all the world it felt
like I owned it...
They gave me a shack and a field of clay
and said I owned it
To plow it and plant it the old-fashioned way
'cause now I owned it
They took my aces and gave me back some threes
Lord what I'd give to feel that breeze
That used to blow me anywhere at all
Anywhere in the world
back when I owned it...


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